Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World
Author: Cade Metz
ISBN: 978-1847942159
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About This Book'This colourful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective . . . Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling.' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs____________________________________________________This is the inside story of a small group of mavericks, eccentrics and geniuses who turned Artificial Intelligence from a fringe enthusiasm into a transformative technology. It's the story of how that technology became big business, creating vast fortunes and sparking intense rivalries. And it's the story of breakneck advances that will shape our lives for many decades to come - both for good and for ill. ________________________________________________'One day soon, when computers are safely driving our roads and speaking to us in complete sentences, we'll look back at Cade Metz's elegant, sweeping Genius Makers as their birth story - the Genesis for an age of sentient machines.' Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store and The Upstarts'A ringside seat at what may turn out to be the pivotal episode in human history . . . easy and fun to read . . . undeniably charming.' Forbes Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Cade MetzPublisher: Penguin (27 January 2022); Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.ukFormat: Paperback – 27 January 2022Language: EnglishPages: 384ISBN: 978-1847942159Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.5 x 19.8 cmWeight: 280 g
Browse this title within our Summer Read collection. Edition details: Paperback – 27 January 2022, English, 384 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1847942159.
About the Author
Cade Metz is a technology correspondent with The New York Times, covering artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality, and other emerging areas. Previously, he was a senior staff writer with Wired magazine. He works in The New York Times' San Francisco bureau and lives across the Bay with his wife Taylor and two daughters.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback – 27 January 2022
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1847942159
- Publisher
- Penguin
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What is this book about?
About This Book'This colourful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective . . . Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling.' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs____________________________________________________This is the inside story of a...
Who should read this book?
Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love how this book turns artificial intelligence into a gripping human drama. Through rivalries at Google, Facebook, and beyond, you see how bold ideas, egos, and ambition pushed AI from academic labs into world‑changing products. It explains complex tech in clear, story‑driven prose, while asking big questions about power, ethics, and our future. If you enjoy smart nonfiction that reads like a thriller, this is both eye‑opening and hard to put down.
- Published by Penguin.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 384.
Catalog Description
About This Book'This colourful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective . . . Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling.' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs____________________________________________________This is the inside story of a small group of mavericks, eccentrics and geniuses who turned Artificial Intelligence from a fringe enthusiasm into a transformative technology. It's the story of how that technology became big business, creating vast fortunes and sparking intense rivalries. And it's the story of breakneck advances that will shape our lives for many decades to come - both for good and for ill....
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